NEW TONIGHT A FRIELGTING IN CONFRONTATION IN WIND MERE, GOOD EVENING I'M SYAN RHODES. A COUPLE RETURNED LOAM TO FIND THREE MEN DRESSED AS NINJA IN THEIR DRIVEWAY. THE WEAPON-WIELDING ROBBERS FORCED THEM INTO THEIR HOME BLINDING THEM AND -- BINDING THEIR HANDS AND BLINDS FOLDING THEM. THE ROBBER ARE STILL ON THE RUN. THE SUSPECTS ARE STILL OUT THERE TONIGHT. THIS IS THE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MANSION WHERE THE SUSPECTS TIED UP THE HOME OWNERS AND RANSACKED THE PLACE. POLICE SAY WHEN THE OWNER OF THIS WIND MERE MANSION ARRIVED HOME WEDNESDAY NIGHT, HE WAS CONFRONTED IN THE GARAGE AREA BY THREE MASKED MEN WITH WEAPONS. THE ROBBERS ALLEGEDLY DIED UP THE HOME OWNER AND ANOTHER MAN, FORCED THEM INSIDE TO ROB THEM. POLICE SAY THE NINJA-STYLE THIEVES STOLE ONE OF THE VICTIM'S CARS BUT THEY DIDN'T GO VERY FAR. IT WAS FOUND ABOUT A MILE WAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAKE BUTLER AND COUNTY ROAD 535. NEIGHBORS SAY SUCH A VIOLENT ACT IN SUCH A WEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD IS FRIGHTENING. SCARY AND, BUT NOWADAYS IT IS NOT REALLY SURPRISING, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS THAT CLOSE TO HOME. ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEB SITE, THE HOME IS OWNED BY BILL KITCHEN, HE BOUGHT IT IN 2006 FOR $3.6 MILLION. KITSCHSEN THE FOUNDER OF U.S. THRILL RIDES, A COMPANY THAT INVENTED RIDES LIKE THE SKY COASTER AND SKY VENTURE AND INDOOR SKYDIVING ATTRACTIONS. AND THE PEOPLE AT THE HOME TONIGHT DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK TO US. THE WIND MERE POLICE CHIEF CALLED THIS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.